here are 5 married couples at a party. The 5 men are blindfolded so that at the beginning of a certain song they have to pick one of the 5 women randomly to dance with her. What is the probability that at least one man selects his own wife?

here are 5 married couples at a party. The 5 men are blindfolded so that at the beginning of a certain song they have to pick one of the 5 women randomly to dance with her. What is the probability that at least one man selects his own wife?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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